Literacy First Charter Schools: Nonprofit Profile, Financials & Form 990 (EIN 91-2145223)

Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020	$17.7M
FY2021	$23.4M
FY2022	$25.5M
FY2023	$27.5M
FY2024	$33.1M
FY2025	$33.0M

Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020	$18.5M
FY2021	$19.7M
FY2022	$22.8M
FY2023	$26.4M
FY2024	$29.3M
FY2025	$31.7M

Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020	$14.0M
FY2021	$17.0M
FY2022	$18.6M
FY2023	$19.3M
FY2024	$23.1M
FY2025	$24.8M

Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Apr 2005.

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Where the money goes

74 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

74%

26%

Program services 74% · $23.5M Management & general 26% · $8.1M

Form 990 Part IX, line 25, columns B–D. Every line is in By the numbers.

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Who runs it and what they're paid

15 people listed on the 990; $1.9M paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2024); the FY2025 filing did not itemize Part VII

Debbie Beyer

Executive Director

$323,146Pt VII · Sec A

Steve Robinson

Chief Business Officer

$203,371Pt VII · Sec A

Jamie Robinson

Director, Accountability/Student Success

$192,703Pt VII · Sec A

Troy Beyer

Director, Specialized Svcs/Communications

$169,252Pt VII · Sec A

Victor Kempsey

Assistant Principal

$168,777Pt VII · Sec A

Linn Dunton

Athletic Director

$168,446Pt VII · Sec A

Stacey Harrell

Director, Curriculum/Instruction

$168,228Pt VII · Sec A

Justin Stinson

Assistant Principal

$163,133Pt VII · Sec A

Debbie Beyer’s $323K as Executive Director is at the 69th percentile of top reported officer pay among 3683 $10–100M education nonprofits. Peer set: organizations in the same NTEE major field of work and revenue-size band, compared on each org’s own highest-paid officer/key-employee, from Form 990 Part VII / 990-PF Part VIII. Descriptive placement, not a verdict on whether the pay is appropriate.

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 8 named individuals · Part VII

Name	FY2025	FY2024	FY2023	FY2022	FY2021	FY2020
Debbie Beyer	$323,146	$337,819	$198,514	$213,642	$183,085	$178,880
Steve Robinson	$203,371	$186,258	$168,427	$170,034	$138,937	—
Jamie Robinson	$192,703	$180,819	$165,195	$169,671	$145,593	$141,258
Jerome Keough	—	—	—	—	$172,538	—
Troy Beyer	$169,252	$151,418	$136,801	$137,970	$111,584	—
Victor Kempsey	$168,777	$157,246	$141,252	$145,622	$122,115	$121,129
Linn Dunton	$168,446	$158,395	$144,655	$152,167	—	$125,961
Stacey Harrell	$168,228	$149,368	—	$136,217	—	$112,679

Total reportable compensation (Form 990 Part VII column D / Schedule J column E) by filing year, matched by name within this organization. The Schedule J base / bonus / deferred breakdown is not parsed into this dataset.

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Questions the 990 asks

The form asks each of these directly. These are the filed answers.

Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2Yes
Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aYes

Programs and updates

Operates a public charter school for students in kindergarten through twelfth grade.

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1 program · $23.5M · in their own filed words · FY2024

01

Operation of a public charter school serving students in grades k to 12: literacy first views education as a process, not a product, which enables students to go from learning to read, to reading to learn.

$23.5Mprogram expense

Funders

Who pays for it.

From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.

Grants

Schedule I · funders on record

Grants received · FY2022

The San Diego FoundationFY2022$15K

Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$15K

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

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1The main four

Money inPt VIII

$33.0M

Ln 12

Gifts and grantsLn 1h$32.0M

Investment incomeLn 3$600K

Fees for servicesLn 2g$428K

Money outPt IX

$31.7M

Ln 25

Programscol B$23.5M

Managementcol C$8.1M

Owns and owesPt X

$24.8M

net assets · Ln 32

Cash and savingsLn 1–2$21.5M

Total assetsLn 16$43.2M

LiabilitiesLn 26$18.4M

PeoplePt VI, VII

15

listed · VII A

PaidVII A10

Voting boardVI 1a5

IndependentVI 1b5

2In more detail

Revenue in detailPt VIII

Gifts and grantsLn 1h$32.0M

Government grantsLn 1e$31.9M

Fundraising eventsLn 1c$80K

Fees for servicesLn 2g$428K

Investment incomeLn 3$600K

Total revenueLn 12$33.0M

Assets in detailPt X, end of year

CashLn 1$70K

SavingsLn 2$21.4M

Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$21.5M

Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$17.8M

Other assetsLn 15$1.5M

Total assetsLn 16$43.2M

LiabilitiesLn 26$18.4M

Net assetsLn 32$24.8M

OperationsPt I, VI

EmployeesI 5315

VolunteersI 6300

Fiscal year endsHeaderJune

Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes

Whistleblower policyVI 13Yes

Records policyVI 14Yes

3Year over year

Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B

Line	Start FY25	End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2	$19.1M	$21.5M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c	$16.8M	$17.8M
Total assetsLn 16	$41.4M	$43.2M
LiabilitiesLn 26	$18.2M	$18.4M
Net assetsLn 32	$23.1M	$24.8M

4Every line

Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line

Line	Total	Programs	Management	Fundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5	$521K	$60K	$461K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7	$16.0M	$12.5M	$3.5M
Pension plan contributionsLn 8	$3.8M	$2.9M	$914K
Other employee benefitsLn 9	$1.5M	$1.1M	$312K
Payroll taxesLn 10	$791K	$545K	$246K
Legal feesLn 11b	$10K		$10K
Accounting feesLn 11c	$28K		$28K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g	$2.6M	$2.3M	$290K
Advertising and promotionLn 12	$107K	$228	$106K
Office expensesLn 13	$684K	$305K	$380K
OccupancyLn 16	$1.5M	$927K	$538K
TravelLn 17	$41K	$19K	$22K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19	$98K	$72K	$26K
InterestLn 20	$476K	$476K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22	$794K	$363K	$430K
InsuranceLn 23	$307K		$307K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24	$2.4M	$1.8M	$579K
Total functional expensesLn 25	$31.7M	$23.5M	$8.1M	$0

Filing history

Year	Money in	Money out	In minus out	Net assets	Download
FY2025 Latest Viewing	$33.0M	$31.7M	$1.3M	$24.8M	990 PDF
FY2024	$33.1M	$29.3M	$3.8M	$23.1M	990 PDF
FY2023	$27.5M	$26.4M	$1.2M	$19.3M	990 PDF
FY2022	$25.5M	$22.8M	$2.7M	$18.6M	990 PDF
FY2021	$23.4M	$19.7M	$3.7M	$17.0M	990 PDF
FY2020	$17.7M	$18.5M	−$800K	$14.0M	990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs I · Grants R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash

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Part I · Summary $32,992,930 revenue, 12 lines filed

I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $32,087,908$31,969,520

I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $499,906$427,963

I-10 Investment incomePrior year $550,084$600,152

I-11 Other revenuePrior year −$60,320−$4,705

I-12 Total revenuePrior year $33,077,578$32,992,930

I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $0$0

I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0

I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $21,425,293$22,605,373

I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0

I-17 Other expensesPrior year $7,893,699$9,056,224

I-18 Total expensesPrior year $29,318,992$31,661,597

I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $3,758,586$1,331,333

Part VI · Governance 5 of 5 board members independent, 1 to look at

VI-1a Voting members of the governing body5

VI-1b Independent voting members5

VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsYes

VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes

VI-13 Written whistleblower policyYes

VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyYes

VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes

Part VIII · Statement of revenue $32,992,930 across 8 lines filed

VIII-1c Fundraising events$80,000

VIII-1e Government grants$31,889,520

VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$31,969,520

VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $427,963$427,963

VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $600,152$600,152

VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsExcluded from tax −$80,189−$80,189

VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $75,484$75,484

VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $503,447 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $519,963$32,992,930

Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $31,661,597 across 17 lines filed

IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $60,453 · Management $460,693$521,146

IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $12,547,445 · Management $3,470,007$16,017,452

IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $2,906,465 · Management $913,532$3,819,997

IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $1,143,155 · Management $312,419$1,455,574

IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $544,710 · Management $246,494$791,204

IX-11b Legal feesManagement $10,393$10,393

IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $27,758$27,758

IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $2,334,150 · Management $289,617$2,623,767

IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $228 · Management $106,284$106,512

IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $304,551 · Management $379,727$684,278

IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $926,721 · Management $538,003$1,464,724

IX-17 TravelPrograms $19,197 · Management $21,976$41,173

IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $72,324 · Management $25,514$97,838

IX-20 InterestPrograms $475,783$475,783

IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $363,396 · Management $430,248$793,644

IX-23 InsuranceManagement $307,249$307,249

IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $1,843,738 · Management $579,367$2,423,105

IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $23,542,316 · Management $8,119,281 · Fundraising $0$31,661,597

Part X · Balance sheet $43,191,703 assets, 15 lines filed

X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $69,729$69,729

X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $19,073,734$21,418,796

X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $2,026,098$1,869,964

X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $1,064,903$587,129

X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $16,836,554$17,770,830

X-15 Other assetsStart of year $2,296,378$1,475,255

X-16 Total assetsStart of year $41,367,396$43,191,703

X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $4,952,756$2,388,128

X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $69,071$4,018,210

X-20 Tax-exempt bond liabilitiesStart of year $7,450,000$7,450,000

X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $3,449,089$2,489,698

X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $18,240,916$18,426,036

X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $23,126,480$24,765,667

X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $23,126,480$24,765,667

X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $41,367,396$43,191,703

Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $24,765,667 net assets at year end

XI-1 Total revenue$32,992,930

XI-2 Total expenses$31,661,597

XI-3 Revenue less expenses$1,331,333

XI-4 Net assets at start of year$23,126,480

XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$307,854

XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0

XI-10 Net assets at end of year$24,765,667

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2025 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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